Mahdist War
British colonial war
7 dated entries naming Mahdist War, drawn from 6 separate years between 1884 CE and 1899 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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19th century
- 1884March 13 – The Siege of Khartoum begins in the Sudan as part of the Mahdist War: an Egyptian garrison led by British General Charles Gordon and Sudanese civilians are besieged by Mahdist forces; the city falls on January 26, 1885.source
- 1885January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Battle of Abu Klea – British troops defeat Mahdist forces.source
- 1885January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed.source
- 1889August 3 – Mahdist War: Battle of Toski – Egyptian and British troops are victorious.source
- 1896June 7 – Mahdist War: Battle of Ferkeh – British and Egyptian troops are victorious.source
- 1898September 2 – Battle of Omdurman (Mahdist War): British and Egyptian troops led by Horatio Kitchener defeat Sudanese tribesmen led by Khalifa Abdullah al-Taashi, thus establishing British dominance in the Sudan. 11,000 Sudanese are killed and 1,600 wounded in the battle.source
- 1899November 25 – The Battle of Umm Diwaykarat, a decisive British and Egyptian victory, ends the Mahdist War in the Sudan, as the Khalifa of Sudan, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, is killed.source